Git switching branches issue

Question

I am relatively new to using Git and I am having some issues switching branches.

I have two branches: main and experiment. In both branches, I have a file called "admin.html". I changed its name to "admin1.html" while in my main branch. I then I switched to my experiment branch:

git checkout experiment

After switching branches, I noticed that the file name is still "admin1.html" - which it shouldn't be since I only changed the file name in my main branch, not my experiment branch.

Can someone let me know if I'm doing something wrong? Thanks!

When you renamed the file, did you use `git mv`? What does `git status` show in each branch? — Biffen, Mar 27 '15 at 16:22
Did you commit the file name change to main? Uncommitted changes do not belong to any branch, they are local changes yet to be committed. — marekful, Mar 27 '15 at 16:26

score -2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 27 '15 at 16:24

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Sometimes when checking out between branches not all files get removed.

Try doing a clean up operation:

git clean -xdf

answered Mar 27 '15 at 16:24

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